Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 233 · 40 questions

Writing tip (Read it aloud): Decide what the question is checking — a missing part, a capital, a joining word, the order or the end mark. Use that lesson’s tip. Read your choice aloud: a correct sentence sounds complete.

1. 1.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “i go to the park with my dog on Wednesday.” (a) with (b) to (c) i (d) park
2. 2.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (b) The school bell rang loudly. (c) Wrote a poem on the board. (d) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana.
3. 3.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Please pass the salt.” (a) statement (b) command (c) exclamation (d) question
4. 4.Which describing word fits best?
   “The chips taste ___.” (a) fluffy (b) salty (c) shiny (d) loud
5. 5.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Meera saw an elephant. (b) Meera saw a huge elephant. (c) Meera saw a huge grey elephant. (d) Meera saw a grey elephant.
6. 6.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “Kabir fell off his bicycle he hurt his knee.” (a) after “bicycle” (b) after “fell” (c) after “off” (d) after “hurt”
7. 7.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Arjun flies on the roof a kite. (b) Arjun flies a kite on the roof. (c) Arjun a kite flies on the roof. (d) Flies Arjun a kite on the roof.
8. 8.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The water was too cold. We did not swim.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
9. 9.Joseph wrote “happy children at a happy party”. Which word means the same as “happy” and can replace the second one? (a) glad (b) hungry (c) sad
10. 10.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Manav has a new cake. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) She (c) It (d) He
11. 11.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Running in the park. (b) The peacock danced in the rain. (c) The school bus stopped at the gate. (d) My best friend gave me a pencil.
12. 12.Which is the best way to join “We stayed indoors.” and “It was raining.”? (a) We stayed indoors so it was raining. (b) We stayed indoors because it was raining. (c) We stayed indoors but it was raining.
13. 13.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The room was dark. I switched on the light.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
14. 14.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Why is Simran crying? (b) Why Simran is crying? (c) Simran is why crying? (d) Is why Simran crying?
15. 15.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Dev painted Dev's pot. Dev sold it. (b) Dev painted his pot. He sold it. (c) Dev painted his pot. Him sold it.
16. 16.“The hungry monkey.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
17. 17.Rohan wrote “a scared cat and a scared puppy”. Which word means the same as “scared” and can replace the second one? (a) brave (b) afraid (c) purple
18. 18.Which is the best way to join “Mum cooked dal.” and “She made rotis.”? (a) Mum cooked dal but she made rotis. (b) Mum cooked dal because she made rotis. (c) Mum cooked dal and she made rotis.
19. 19.Which describing word fits best?
    “The honey tastes ___.” (a) shiny (b) sweet (c) quiet (d) prickly
20. 20.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Yash feeds every morning the cat. (b) Feeds Yash the cat every morning. (c) Yash the cat feeds every morning. (d) Yash feeds the cat every morning.
21. 21.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Where is Vikram playing cricket? (b) Vikram is where playing cricket? (c) Is where Vikram playing cricket? (d) Where Vikram is playing cricket?
22. 22.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Hid under the bed.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
23. 23.“Our teacher.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
24. 24.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Sit down quietly.” (a) question (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) command
25. 25.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is where Nisha going after school? (b) Where Nisha is going after school? (c) Nisha is where going after school? (d) Where is Nisha going after school?
26. 26.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Arjun wrote Arjun's poem. Arjun read it. (b) Arjun wrote his poem. He read it. (c) Arjun wrote his poem. Him read it.
27. 27.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) How sweet the mango is! (b) Imran plays cricket in the park. (c) Line up near the door. (d) Why is Tenzin laughing?
28. 28.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Farhan has a new card. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Him (c) It (d) He
29. 29.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The mangoes were ripe we picked a basket full.” (a) after “ripe” (b) after “were” (c) after “mangoes” (d) after “The”
30. 30.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Yash is why laughing? (b) Is why Yash laughing? (c) Why Yash is laughing? (d) Why is Yash laughing?
31. 31.These words are mixed up: writes / poem / Isha / a / week / every
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Writes Isha a poem every week. (b) Isha a poem writes every week. (c) Isha writes a poem every week. (d) Isha writes every week a poem.
32. 32.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “last saturday i went to delhi by train.” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 6
33. 33.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What is Vikram drawing in class?” (a) question (b) statement (c) command (d) exclamation
34. 34.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Riya lost her pen she looked everywhere.” (a) after “lost” (b) after “Riya” (c) after “pen” (d) after “looked”
35. 35.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Sneha has a new pencil. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) She (c) He (d) Her
36. 36.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Kunal the bus catches at seven. (b) Catches Kunal the bus at seven. (c) Kunal catches the bus at seven. (d) Kunal catches at seven the bus.
37. 37.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Aisha saw a little white dog. (b) Aisha saw a little dog. (c) Aisha saw a white dog. (d) Aisha saw a dog.
38. 38.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My uncle came from Kochi in august.” (a) from (b) august (c) came (d) uncle
39. 39.Which is the best way to join “The baby cried.” and “She was hungry.”? (a) The baby cried so she was hungry. (b) The baby cried because she was hungry. (c) The baby cried but she was hungry.
40. 40.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The baby was sleeping we spoke softly.” (a) after “sleeping” (b) after “baby” (c) after “we” (d) after “The”

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